Chapter 21: The Crown Prince
Noticing Su Yue’s hand stretched out in front of him, Ye Shuo opened his mouth without thinking.
“Ah……”
Ye Shuo didn’t feel embarrassed at all. It was normal for a one-year-old child to be fed.
The most important thing is that he was kneading the mud at the critical moment, and he couldn’t free his hands at all.
His little hands were so dirty that even if he wanted to eat it himself, Su Yue would not be happy.
His eyes didn’t even leave the clay figurine in his hand. He kept kneading it and eating the small piece of dessert in his mouth. After a while, Ye Shuo felt a little dry in his mouth, so he said, “Water, water…”
Su Yue hurriedly took the mung bean soup from the eunuch’s tray.
Mung bean soup is still warm, and drinking it in the summer is the best way to cool down.
Although mung bean ice is delicious, it is icy. Concubine Rong was afraid that the child was weak, and his stomach could not handle it, so she did not dare to let him eat more. Half a bowl a day was already the limit.
The little prince, who is already over one year old, has been carefully cared for by his nanny and wet nurse since he was one month old. The weakness caused by premature birth has gradually disappeared, and his body has become stronger and stronger.The little prince is very active and has a strong fire energy. He suffers the most from summer heat. A bowl of hot mung bean soup will probably make him even hotter.
Su Yue was prepared for the little prince to lose his temper, but… the little prince finished the whole bowl of mung bean soup. It was so hot that sweat broke out on his forehead, but he remained silent and focused on fiddling with the clay figure in his hand.
Su Yue felt at that time that there was no other child in the world who was easier to take care of than the little prince.
Of course, all this is based on the premise that he stays there and doesn’t move or run around.
Once he starts moving, ordinary people can’t resist him.
Su Yue is unmarried and has never experienced sex, so it stands to reason that she shouldn’t be overly maternal in love.
But who can resist an eyelash-lengthening green tea essence?
When the little prince is well-behaved, he is really well-behaved. The most important thing is that he can understand what others say, and he almost never makes trouble. He will not beat or scold his servants for no reason. If he wants something, he will just stand there and look at you eagerly, and then say pitifully: “Su Yue… want…”
Su Yue was no longer able to bear it at that time.
If it weren’t for the imperial concubine’s order, Su Yue would have fed him the whole plate of snacks.
Relying on his coquettish and naive nature, Ye Shuo can do whatever he wants in Qiuwu Palace.
After he finished drinking the bowl of mung bean soup, Su Yue was even considerate enough to use a handkerchief to wipe the soup stains on the corners of his mouth, and then she changed the handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
“Here, here!”
Ye Shuo raised his chin, and Su Yue cooperated with him and wiped his neck.
The entire process was seen by the crown prince who was not far away.
Normally, the prince would not take such trivial matters to heart. This was the case almost every day, and he was often called by his father to participate in government affairs.
The prince never felt bitter, even at this moment. After all, not everyone can have such a blessing, and he is the only one in the world.
Didn’t you see that the eldest prince and the second prince were sharpening their heads, but the emperor never even looked at them?
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Originally, the prince was happy from the bottom of his heart. The more his father was like this, the more it showed that he valued him. Even if it was a bit hard and tiring, the prince was willing to do it.
But for some reason, he didn’t feel as happy as usual today. Because of the scorching heat, he hadn’t had any water for several hours and his mouth was very dry.
When the prince came to his senses, he wanted to leave, but was seen by the sharp-eyed servant first.
“Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
Su Yue was startled for a moment, then quickly picked up the little prince and saluted.
“Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Hey, hey, hey!” Slow down, my clay figure!
The fruits of an afternoon’s labor were almost destroyed, and Ye Shuo hurriedly reached out to grab them.
The prince paused, and had no choice but to stop: “Well, get up.”
This is the second time I have seen my little brother since he was born.
The child has become even more handsome than when he was just born. He is worthy of being the son of the imperial concubine. His appearance is really impeccable.
Just as the prince was looking at Ye Shuo, Ye Shuo was also looking at him.
I haven’t seen him for more than a year. The boy who used to be a junior high school student has grown a lot taller and seems more reserved than before. Of course, his temperament has also improved.
After all, the other party had saved his and his mother’s lives. Also, when the Fifth Prince threw stones at him in the Imperial Garden, his mother severely punished Concubine Shu.
The fifth prince is still young, only eight or nine years old this year, and has not yet achieved much. But the concubine has an older son, the second prince, who is seventeen years old this year and has already participated in court affairs two or three years ago.
Although he is now the son of the imperial concubine and has a noble status, the other party has power and will not buy it at all.
As for the possibility that the second prince might not hold a grudge, that is basically impossible.
Firstly, there is a bond between mother and son, and secondly, in this palace, everyone prospers together and suffers together. How could the Second Prince not feel resentful?
He couldn’t count on his stepfather anymore. Ye Shuo estimated that he was no match for the Second Prince for now after checking his own strength. He had to find a way to get close to him. Although it was still early for him to leave, it was better to be prepared.
Prepare early to avoid being passive later.
So Ye Shuo didn’t even think twice, he raised his head, opened his mouth and said loudly: “Brother!”
The prince was shocked instantly.
He has many younger brothers, but no one has ever called him that before.
The prince moved his lips, feeling that it was unreasonable and seemed to want to correct it, but then he thought that he was just a child after all, how could he take a child’s words seriously?
When he grew up, he naturally became distant from me.
Others were like this before.
But since Ye Shuo had already spoken, the prince couldn’t keep a straight face any longer, so he squatted down and asked, “What are you doing here, little prince?”
Only then did Ye Shuo suddenly remember his clay figure.
Fortunately, it was not crushed and not broken.
Ye Shuo felt that his craftsmanship was pretty good, so he generously presented his work to him.
To be honest, Ye Shuo’s level is indeed quite good, and he is not like a real child.
The prince could clearly tell that this was the appearance of Concubine Rong; even the eyebrows and eyes were so lifelike, with a hint of charm in them.
But mud is just mud after all. Even if you can mold flowers into it, it is still mud.
The prince praised it casually, but he didn’t really take it that seriously.
In addition, it was getting late, and the prince was extremely hungry, so he wanted to leave.
Everything was fine, but the problem was that out of politeness, before leaving, he asked the little prince in front of him two questions as he would ask others normally –
“It’s getting late, has your Royal Brother already had dinner?”
Seeing the child shaking his head, the prince asked again: “In this case, why don’t you go with me to the East Palace to get some?”
“Yeah!”
“Since you don’t want to, just wait for another day. In that case, I will first… hm?” The prince replied halfway out of habit before he realized something was wrong.
Wait, what did he just say?
He agreed? ?
He actually agreed!!
Humph, it didn’t go as you predicted. Are you dumbfounded?
Ye Shuo had an innocent look on his face, and before the prince could react, he grabbed his hand in time: “Brother, brother… let’s go… let’s go…”
As he said this, the child pulled him and was about to leave.
The prince was a little confused. When he said this before, no one had ever really agreed. After all, who would take polite words seriously?
The prince now received the same lesson as Emperor Jingwen. This trick doesn’t work on children because they don’t understand what adults say and will really nod their heads.
Su Yue, who was standing by, was almost getting anxious seeing this. She couldn’t just say he couldn’t go, right?
Suspecting the crown prince is a capital crime.
But the sheep that was about to fall into the tiger’s mouth was completely unaware and even waved at them: “No, you are not allowed to follow me…”
“Go back… tell Mother, I won’t be back at night…”
His cheap father asked him to move out today, but time was too tight and Ye Shuo didn’t know how to tell his mother about the problem with the palace wall. He didn’t dare to live in a house with excessive heavy metal content. So Ye Shuo simply decided to stay in his cheap brother’s palace for a night first.
Anyway, the prince hasn’t married yet, so it won’t have much impact.
However, after understanding what he meant, Su Yue almost screamed out.
Little prince, he he he actually planned not to come back tonight???
Not to mention Su Yue, even the prince’s forehead began to sweat. He had not expected that his royal brother would dare to climb up by following the pole.
But there’s nothing I can do. The words have already been said. I can’t go back on my word, right?
So, in this situation, people who care about their reputation always suffer losses.
Su Yue watched the dazed crown prince and his attendants leave. After they disappeared completely, Su Yue ran towards Qiuwu Palace without a second thought.
“——My Lady! Something happened!”
The other side.
“Quick, quick…”
Hearing the child’s urging from time to time, the prince couldn’t help but wonder whether he should go back to his own palace or his palace?
Why does it feel like everything is upside down?
Qiuwu Palace is neither long nor short from the East Palace. It is not diagonally located, but it separates the two sides. In short, it is not something a one-year-old child can withstand.
When he had walked almost halfway, Ye Shuo suddenly stopped.
The prince’s heart also began to beat faster.
After what happened just now, the prince has become extremely alert.
Without making any noise, the prince spoke with a hint of expectation: “Shuo’er, do you regret it? How about… asking Mo Shu to send you back?”
How should I put it? The crown prince is still too naive.
He should have known the result when he took the initiative to invite me. It is too late to struggle now!
Ye Shuo was simply tired from walking.
He has never been a person who likes to swallow his grievances silently and pretend that nothing happened. Ye Shuo said what he wanted to say and took the initiative to open his arms to the prince: “Hug…”
Crown Prince: “…”
The crown prince’s face turned cold instantly.
Then he watched the child in front of him as his eyes filled with tears in just a few breaths, as if they were about to burst at any moment, and his nose even began to deflate in advance.
The crown prince’s scalp tingled, and he immediately picked him up from the ground.
Now the child stopped crying and sniffling, and he immediately became energetic. There was no trace of the tearful look just now.
Prince: “…………”
The prince suspected that he had been deceived.
No, I was definitely cheated!
At the same time, the Sixth Prince also returned from the study.
While walking on the road, he was still worrying about what to do since his little brother wanted to sleep with him tonight.
Although the little prince’s sleeping posture was not bad, the Sixth Prince still felt that he was delaying his studies.
Just when he was worrying about what to do, as soon as he stepped into the gate of Qiuwu Palace, the Sixth Prince heard such news—
The little prince went to the East Palace for dinner today, and he doesn’t plan to come back all night.